On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:31:43 PM UTC-7, kirk.stant wrote:
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:19:30 PM UTC-5, Andy wrote:

"I received a Butterfly external display with my US PowerFLARM core (brick). I also ordered a PowerFLARM Portable so have been able to compare the two. The alerter volume of my Butterfly external display is much lower than the alerter volume on my portable, even when the Butterfly is a maximum and the portable is at reduced level. My Butterfly external display also has light leaks along the entire top and bottom edges. These show up as light bars that are significantly brigher than the display itself....So, if you have a Butterfly external display, will you please let me it it has light leaks, and also if the alerter volume is similar to, or significantly lower than, the portable."



Andy, my Butterfly external display also has light leaks. They do not appear to be a problem in terms of display visibility.



Warning beep is loud enough that I can hear it in my car while driving with the radio on - but not real loud like my MRX PCAS. Not sure how that will translate into my glider cockpit.



As I also intend to send the PFlarm data to my SN10 and Oudie, hopefully I'll have enough warnings to wake up and look out the window!



Cheers,



Kirk

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I did not notice light leaks from my external display, but the volume is indeed not loud enough, especially if more wind noise is presented. It is definitely not as noticeable as the MRX alerts. I did not compare to powerflram portable. I am also curious if the butterfly in panel display has higher volume.
There are definitely issues with Powerflarm which can and needs to be addressed, yet the lack of any forum or means to provide feedback, ask questions and get answers is starting to really irritate! You would expect that between butterfly, Powerflarm USA and the US dealers, someone will start providing official support, but so far, it seems like everybody is just guessing or figuring things on their own.
Having said that, I am pretty sure that all these issues can be and will be addressed with firmware updates or under warranty, and even with those issues, the Powerflarm as it is now is working well so there is no reason to delay getting one.

Ramy

Ramy